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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-05
SOUTHERN FOOD PRODUCTS.

The south Is looming up in Importance
as great food-producing sectioL.
While cotton holds Its own and still
Yields Its kingly scepter, while iron
manufacture is assuming vast proper
tions, and lumber interests are advance
ing with gigantic strides-the growth OF
food products is not only keeping pace
with these other developments, but Is
distancing them in the importance IL Ia
gradually assuming. The corn crop OF
the southern states, which in 1870 was
237, 295, 900 bushels, had increased In 1850
to 35I, SS6, 900 bushels, and In 1886 to
466, 81, 600 That is to say the increase
for the period from 1880 to 1886 has been
about equal to the whole period from
1870 to 1880. The increased production
OF oats has been in even greater ratio,
showing IL 900, 900 bushels increase from
1870 10 1880, and 290O0.00O bushels in
crease from 1880 to 1886, The whole in
crease of corn product for the period
named, from 1870 to 1886, being about
100 per cent, while Of oats 1t has been
nearly $50 per cent. The increase In
wheat and other cereals, In hay, In fruit
and vegetables OF all kinds, is In equal
proportion, showing that the south Is
gradually, but surely, overtaking her
northern competitor In the growth OF
her food products. All this indicates
that In the new south a new order OF
things has arisen. That the south no
longer depends, as she has done, upon
the north for her butchers and bakers
and pastry makers. This is all In the
line Of inevitable destiny. The climate
and coll Of the south are certainly as IA
vorable for the growth Of fruits and
vegetables as those Of the north. The
longer seasons and the decreased danger
from the blighting frOsts render the re-
turns more certain, and as greater inter-
est Ia taken in the growth Of food pro-
ducts of all kinds the more satisfactory
will be the results from year to year.
There cannot be sdduced one good rea-
son why the south should depend upon
grain fields, and orchards, and market
gardens of the north for her food sup
plies; there are hundred good reasons
VIII yshe should not, and of these hundred
the most weighty is this: She does not
have to. Every year will see an increase
In the value and variety Of the food
crops of the south. Her fruits will soon
take the place of northern grown fruits,
not only In our markets, but in the
northern markets as well. The time is
also at hand when the great cities Of the
north will depend on Texas and Louis
lana for their early vegetables, and the
stream of prosperity be turned to flow
in southern channels. Nature has so or
dained, and her will cannot be set aside.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
A man with a slick tongue and lots

A man with slick tongue and lots
Of cheek played the old game over
again on our streets last Saturday.
Sold packages of liver medicine then
gave back the money few times till
be got the suckers to biting, then
sold about eighteen packages at a
dollar a piece, promising present
with each package when all were
sold. When he got through he gave
them all another package Of medi-
cine, pocketed his s1S and skipped.
Now if a man has a good thing he
will advertise it and sell it through
the proper channel, SO you will be
able to get it. Don't bite on another
mans game, you'll get left, We
would like to see just such fellows
stand in their buggy and hallow all
day and nobody bite. 1t would do
them good and save money-Blue
Hound Sun.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Murder In The First Degree.

The above is the indictment
brought in by the special grand jury
to Judge DeArmond, this week, at
Clinton, in the case of Burr Mitchell
for the killing of James Atkins, near
LaDue, on the night of the Goth; al
SO indicted for carrying concealed
weapons We did not hear wheth-
er the case would come up at this
term of court or not.-Montrose
Democrat.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
A Serious Accident.

I John Hamilton, working at Rich
Hill mine No. 8, while hosting q fat
loaded with coal this forenoon, had
the sad and painful misfortune
to get his right leg mashed OF Just
below the knee. The rope broke and
let the fiat fall. catching the poor
unfortunate man under it, crushing
his leg entirely of, leaving only the
skin holding it on. Mr.. Hamilton is
man rs years of age, and has wife
and two children DIR. Haddock was
the attending physician.-Rich Hill
Herald.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Stock Sale.

I will sell at public sale on my
farm three miles east of Altoona, on
Saturday, October 22nd, 1887;
the following described property;
Is head of horses and mules; some
fine blooded mares; 30 head of cat
tie; 800 shocks of corn; 700 bushels
of oats.
Terms: twelve months time will
be given without interest, if paid
when due, otherwise to draw ten
per cent interest from date. Note
to bear approved security.
D. G. EDWARDS.
L. HUFF, Auctioneer.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

There are at present over 600 pu
pills enrolled in the public schools OF
Butler-50 more than at any previ-
GUS time. 375 of these attend the
west school, 100 the east school and
40 the colored school. Butler has
two good school houses for white
children and is now building good
house for the colored children.
When this is completed her school
facilities will be second to no town
in this part of the country. These
school houses contain spacious
rooms, finely furnished, well lighted,
and furnished with good blackboards,
cloak rooms and all the conveniences
OF the most improved school house
architecture. Such advantages with
an able corps of experienced teach
ers will enable the pupil to do better
work than ever before. We are
credibly informed, that the standard
OF scholarship is not only higher but
that the grading is closer and the
work is more thoroughly done than
In any previous year. The course of
study has been thoroughly revised
and much new and interesting mat
ter introduced, so that it now cor
responds with the work in the best
city schools.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

Mark Twain has written a play
which greatly displeases the New
York World. sThe br,lnt of the
Worlds criticism could be borne"
says Mr.. Clemens, "were it not for
'pome' in the Sunday edition."
''Mark Twain, in vain you try to
write play; your part in art was
never built that way. 'Tis slush and
mush you put upon the boards; each
act, in fact, built up offoolish words.
o, Twain, restrain your wild dramat-
ic craze. Refect-no word of crit
ic's praise; for when your pen at
tempts to make plot, it runs to
puns and other stupid rot. Excuse
my muse for speaking out SO plain;
but, Mark, please hark, don't write
a play again"
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Shawnee Chips

As have not seen anything from
this section for some time, will drop
you few items.
A heavy rain fell yesterday and
last night, which supplied Shawnee
with abundance of water.
John McCandless, who has been
sick for the past three weeks, is con-
valescing.
Chas. Decker, Jno. Deerwester,
Fred Shauntz and A. Suckey all left
for st. Louis Sunday evening. We
wish them a pleasant trip.
J.B. Allen has built another room
to his house. Z. CRACKER.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

A gentleman walked into our office
Monday, and after looking over the
exchanges for a while looked up and
said; "Wen darn a man that don't
advertise. I have been looking for
half an hour for the name of some
Clinton jeweler, but 1 cannot find a
jewelers. advertisement in any OF the
Clinton papers," 1t only makes us
think that the fool killer had better
appoint few deputies.-Schen City
News.
The above is of frequent occurrence
in this office. Ifa man has business
to be attended to in another town he
invariably goes to the printing office
and looks over the local papers of
that town to find the man or firm he
wants.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

Every day brings people from the
drouthy districts of Kansas. They
invariably tell of the deplorable con
dition of affairs in the sunhower state.
Crops a failure; no common hay; NO
feed of any kind in some localities.
A Kansas citizen moved to Sheldon a
few days ago and says that stock In
the locality where he lived is selling
at unusual low figures. Good COWS
S. each, and good steers selling at
$40 and S12.-Sheldon Enterprise.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

The all-absorbing topic at the
present writing is the prospect well
being sunk in the north part of town.
The drill has penetrated mother
earth to considerable depth and
among other things has struck a
vein of natural gas. It is well
known that Butler for long time
has had an inexhaustible supply of
gas of certain quality, but we are
happy to say that this last produc-
ton will burn. Without doubt our
find will be of great benefit to our
town and county by attracting man
ufacturing enterprises, and we have
good reason to feel elated. But
there are other things that must not
be overlooked in the general excite
ment. Among these is the great
house furnishing enterprise that we
are conducting at the Opera House
in this city. Besides the usual
heavy stock of staple furniture, we
have added large line of carpet,
rattan, plush and leather rocking
chairs that must be seen to be ap-
preciated. We still keep up our
practice of making our customers a
handsome present with their bill.
and Of course P.lc.s must be right
or you will not buy. J. & III.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

Wanted-A man to solicit in this
and adjoining counties. Salary so
per month. Don't apply unless you
mean business. The work Is hard
and will expect you to earn your
money. Address Geo. S. Cline
Room 6, Wagner Block, Des Moines'
Iowa.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
A Sad Case.

From a travelling man for candy
factory at Sedalia, by the name OF
Z. F. Heidelbough, reporter this
morning learned of the sudden i'll
ness last night of Joseph P. Boyts,
of Hume, a grocer doing business Oh
the north side of the square. Mr.
Boyts and Mr.. Heidelbough were
sitting in the formers store talking
and suddenly Boyts fell over, bu,
vas caught by the travelling man
He was at once conveyed to his
home, where a physician was sum
moned. 1t is supposed he had al
attack of heart disease. When Mr.
Heidelbough left late last night the
physicians had little hope of Boyts
1ecovery.-Rich Hill Herald.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Apples! Apples!

Wanted All the good hand picked
apples We can get. VIII paw the
highest market price. Call and see
us before selling, at the Star Shop.
southeast corner square, Butler, Mo
J. y. GIPsoN Il Co,
41f Shippers.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

Wanted-A lady to solicit in this
county. Salary $50 per month.
Must be of good address and have a
good English education. Address
Geo. s. Cline, Room 6, Wagner
Block, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
WANTED
P0UL TRY

will pay the highest market
price in cash tor all the chickens old
or Young you can bring me. / can
be found at Bennett Wheeler & Co.'S
store, on the northeast corner of the
square. Come and see me before
YOU sell and get my prices.
3S-sm. JAMES SMITH.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

Wanted: Either ladies or gentle
men to solicit in this and adjoining
counties. Good salaries guaranteed.
None butlive, energetic persons need
apply. Address Stella NJ. McRob-
erts, Butler, Mo. 44-2t.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

J. K. Brugler wants lot ot good
farm loans, running from 6 70 u
months. This IS a good chance fog
farmers to get short loans, or I'll
short real estate paper.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
DORM & P1ERcE-BARBH1s.

UORN q P1EKCE-BAkbk8
Shop on North Side Square. Ws
give special attention to Ladies md
Children's hair cutting. We ksspI
the best Of BARRIERS, also grind scis-
sors and razors. Everything first
class. All work guaranteed. Give
us q call.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

Everybody going to the picnic fo1
a good suit of clothes for little money
at SAM'L LEVY & Co.'S.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

Appleton city cheese at the Grange
Store; it is the best cheese in the
market.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

One round dollar will get you Is
pounds of brown sugar at the Grange
Store.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Stumptown Items.

menced Satnerlng corn.
Rev. Price will preach his farewell
sermon at the Branches Sunday.
MIR. VIM. Walker, of Round Prai-
rie, was visiting friends here last
week.
Mr.. Willie Evans and Miss Lena
Porter have returned from Kansas,
where they have been visiting friends.
Albert Allison is teaching the
Rogers school this term. We hope
Mr.. A. will make a success, as it is
his first school
The party at Mr.. Miller's was a
success and we hope he will give us
another in the future.
The Church of God, better known
as the ''feet washers" are holding
their Eldership this week.
Mrs. F. M. Steele has returned
from Kansas, where she has been
visiting her sons. She reports a
pleasant trip.
Our Vinton friend wanted to know
how to write for a newspaper and not
get tired. Well, we would advise
him to think he was writing to his
best girl.
We would like to know if Albert
A. did make q mash at the literary.
If the boys of Stumptown really
did catch a wolf the night they went
coon hunting.
When Miss Prudie is going to
have her party. DUMMY.
Picnic
In Overcoats for men, boys and
children at SAM'L LEVY & Co.'S.
Round Prairie Items.
Plenty of rain.
j. P. McDavitt is repairing the
McDavitt school house.
T. Polk James attended Spring
Grove church Sunday.
Miss Ida Crabb, of Rich Hill, who
has been teaching music here for two
months, returned home Saturday.
Miss Fannie Petty, of Butler, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Asa Nichols.
Mr.. Wood, of Illinois, brother-in-
law of Jas. and jeff Mock, landed
here last week and will make this his
future home. Welcome, Mr.. Wood;
we've place for the ''Sucker" boys.
The party to have been given at
Mr.. Joseph McDavitt's, last Thurs
day night. was postponed on account
of rain.
w. A. Hall returned from St. Louis
Thursday and reports things quite
damp in those parts.
The following Round Prairieites
attended the encampment: Jas. and
JEFF Mock, Joe and John Mert, Geo.
Brown, W. A. Hall and King.
Miss NJ. Williams will commence a
five months school at the McDavitt
school house Monday. It is needless
to say it will be success, as her
previous record as ''school marin"
is above reproach.
Our jackson county sojourners
returned home Saturday, with the
opinion that Bates county is good
enough. They say they are going
to act the fool no more. Wise.
Umslopogaas is wielder of the
battle ak in good style for Vinton.
He must not scare any Frenchmen
out OF their wits by cutting too close
to their mustache, as his namesake
did. Shake, old boy; I won't try to
write your name again this time until
I get a new pencil. "D1crR"
Picnic 0utf3f
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Picnic

Knocking things silly in the Cloth.
ing department at
SAM'L LEVY Il Co.'S.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

J. K. Bruglar wants more appl,
cations tor first-class loans. 7 per
cent. interest and commissions. A-t,
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

J. K. Brugler & Son have large
list of fine improved farms tor sale
cheap and on easy terms. I6tf
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
Assignee's Notice for Application for
Discharge.

Discharge.
In the matter of the assignment of L. q.
Carlton, James Miller, Assignee.
To whom it may concern take noetees
that will, on Saturday. Nov. II, Io65s
at the CITY of Butler, Bates county. Nh
souri,, file a settlement and make sPph.
cation to the Bates circuit court tr =
discharge from my trust as assignee IN
the above estate of assignment.
JAMES MILLEx,
44-2t Assignee.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

The Walton 4 Tucker Investment
Company -
Have made special arrangements TO
accommodate farmers with money to
feed stock. They have q large
amount of money on hand to be
loaned on real estate, on time any
where from 6 months to s years, at
low rates of interest. If you want
to borrow call and see them. 33-d
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

K. Brugler Il Son want all
the schoo! bonds they can get. PIen-
1y OF money at the lowest rates. 34tf
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05
$4,000! CATCH 0NI

We have another large purchase to dis
pose of. Bought them at about SO cents on
the dollar and they go at the same propor.I
ton They are all seasonable goods and
such as we can cheerfully recommend to
our trade A few tips are these.
The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-05

All these and many more bargains will be
placed on sale Wednesday morning, Oct. S.
They are fresh good goods and we warrant
every pair of them
+ Remember we stand prepared to do all
we advertise and trust we will meet with
many new customers during these sales.
Thanking our patrons and assuring them
that we will always do our best to please
them we are
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17
Water Near at Hand.

A visit to the artesian we'll yesterday
revealed some encouraging and interest
ing information. The hole has probably
now been driven down past the thirteen
hundred foot mark-yesterday afternoon
the depth marking twelve hundred and
ninety-two feet The drill is now work.
ing in a mixed srbsoil Of sand and gravel.
The formation is easily worked and if
not interrupted by the caving in Of un-
curbed portions the work will progress
very rapidly. The men are all very con-
fident in their predictions that good
vein OF water will be struck before Sat-
urday night. The formation in which
they are now working contains small
vein of water which so nearly fills the
we'll that when the sand pump is put in
the water flows out through pipe fixed
at the top of the casing for the purpose
of carrying off the surplus. It has been
the invariable experience in the James
River Valley to find this formation be-
fore striking the flowing vein. Foreman
Cowan thinks that thirty or forty more
feet will bring them into the pure sand,
in which the subterranean fountain head
is always found and he is confident they
will reach it no later than Saturday
night.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17

The Pullman car fiends, who take
great pleasure in systematically getting
the best of everybody who travels that
way, will perhaps be halted in their pi-
ratical career by the present legislature
the majority of whom seldom ride IN
Pullman car and only know of the ex-
horbitant charges, as a rule, by heresay.
Two dollars and fifty cents from James,
town to St. Paul, five dollars for the
round trip, fifty cents tribute for the por-
ter's salary-fve dollars and fifty cents in
all-is too much money for two nights
lodging. The St. Paul Globe says that
Gov. Mccormack was required to pay
three dollars and seventy-fye cents for
a seat for himself and wife from Bismarck
to Fargo and then two dollars for berth.
Everybody is against this highway busi-
ness, and Pullman's road agents will
doubtless feel the effect of this public
sentiment. The council has already
passed bill to tax sleeping car compa-
MES on their gross earnings. There IS
another bill in the house making it
misdemeanor to charge moro than one
dollar night for berth. The house IS
full Of farmers and they are full Of nerve.
They should be braced up by their con-
stituents in this gallant crusade against
public outrage.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17
The Gold Medal Wheat.

Mr. E. P. Wells has issued his annual
circular concerning the use OF the Saskat-
chewan seed wheat, which he has raised
so successfully and sold so extensively to
farmers for several Seasons past. Tho
Gold Medal Wheat" referred to- was i'm
ported in the spring 1885, from the Sas-
katchewan river, in the British Northwest
Province, little more than twenty bush
els in quantity, carefully selected and
hand-picked. This seed was sown on the
Cold Spring farm at Grand Rapids. La
Moure county, Dakota, with the most as
tonishing result. The product OF this
twenty bushels was 699l5 bushels by
weight, or nearly thirty-fye bushels per
acre in the poorest wheat year ever known
in this region About one-half this pro-
duct will be required for the present
years seeding on the Cold Springs farms,
and the balance is offered for sale at $500
per bushel, on board cars at Grand Rap
ids. Oak. No more than five bushels
will be sold to any one person, for cash.
The yield OF this remarkable grain last
year, which is sworn to by the Messrs.
Truesdell OF La Moure, is worthy Of the
attention Of every farmer in the Valley.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17
CITY Council,

A special meeting of the city council,
called for the purpose of taking some ac-
ton in regard to the artesian well, which
is now down nearly to the depth for
which provision has been made, was held
last night, Mayor Long in the chair.
Present, Aldermen Clark, Dole, Dris-
coll, Hicks, Hughes, Mueller and Sell
vidge. Absent, Alderman Conehay.
Alderman Hicks moved that the coun-
Gil adjourn to Friday night; that the tax
payers be invited to be present at that
meeting and express their views on the
matter; that Mr.. Klaus be instructed to
have Mr.. Gray the contractor, present at
the meeting; and that the men in charge
of the well be instructed to continue the
work until the next meeting.
The motion was seconded by Alderman
Hughes and upon vote declared carried.
Upon motion the council then ad-
iourned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17

THROUGH the untiring labors OF James
towns friends at Bismarck, committee
will be selected to visit the asylum, and,
under the pilotage of Superintendent
Archibald, see for themselves how crowd
ed the buildings are, and what are the
actual needs of the institution. This is
what the trustees and DR.. Archibald have
been anxiously desiring for long time,
and urging upon the members to do. A
committee has never yet made an official
inspection of the asylum, nor has the
governor even, favored the institution
with visit.
The members from this district are
among the best known in both houses,
Mr. Dodge being one OF the leaders In
the council, and one whose voice and
opinions are heard always with attentive
consideration by his brother members
His we'll known legal ability has been
early recognized and no question OF law
comes before the council in which he is
not called upon for an opinion concern
ing it. He is working hard for the seed
wheat bill, and the asylum appropriation,
His fireman's bill has already passed, and
every measure for the benefit Of the farm
ers and his constituents receives his un-
remitting attention. Mr.. Dodge is ably
representing this district always at the
front heretofore in representatives who
were leaders.
In the house the influence of Messrs.
hook and Dodds is always noticed. The
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-02-17

A BEAUTIFUL thing in the way OF rail-
road advertising, collection OF letters
written for the New Orleans "Times-
Democrat" by one one of it's staff, comes
to Agent Schwellenbach from w. E. At
more, travelling passenger agent OF the
Louisville & Nashville road. MIR. Atmore
has constantly widening circle OF ac-
ouaintances in the Northwest, who, when
southwark bound, store up in mind the
advantages of the great l.. & N. During
the last carnival week at st. Paul, this
gentleman, leading choice collection OF
his brethren, kept the town hilarious, and
his friends in constant state OF admira-
ton over his wonderful accomplishments
as an entertainer. He and bis party
ioined the Salvation army and marched
for several blocks singing the esame songs.
They would have remained together
longer, no doubt, if the rock and rye they
.split upon had not appeared in front OF
Johnny Grau's. The st. Paul papers
made much of the combination. Mr..
Atmore, the leading spirit, whose white